[Harmless Teddy Bear]

But they aren't Christians.

They are pets.

How long before they start demanding they be baptized and given communion?

What happens to their spirit after death is up to God but saying a dog is a Christian does not elevate the dog, it degrades the concept of Christian.

[RoosterRedux]

Have you not felt the love of a pet?

God is love...not some human creation called a church.

[Jamestown1630]

I keep trying to make good Christians out of my two cats; but they’re recalcitrant. They keep fighting with each other, and doing bad stuff like jumping up on the kitchen stove.

I retain hope, though. Both the Catholics and the Episcopalians ‘bless the animals’, in memory of St. Francis of Assisi - my favorite Saint, even though I’m not a Catholic:

http://cathedral.org/event/blessing-of-the-animals/

[Bethaneidh]

Four footed "christians" would be subject to the same rules: No rutting without a ceremony, No disorderly conduct, No prophesying without an interpreter, and while not explicitly required, they really ought to tithe one chewy bone out of ten. ☺